Skin in the Game

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          How a 16-year-old gamer turned into a compulsive gambler (6:59)

          OTL sits down with Elijah Ballard as he opens up about how playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive sent him down a dark road. (6:59)

          • Shaun AssaelJan 20, 2017, 03:00 AM ET
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              • Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com
              • New York Times best-selling author. New book in 2016: "The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin & Heavyweights."

          Counter-Strike has spawned a wild multibillion-dollar world of online casino gambling; it's barely regulated and open to any kid who wants in.

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